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All posts tagged "Opinion Piece"
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193EconomicsInsights into South Africa’s Agricultural Employment Trends: Quarter 3-2025
The shifts in South Africa’s labour market in the third quarter (July – September) of 2025 carry important implications for the country’s...
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335Opinion PieceCentralization: The Key To Delivering Ramaphosa’s R1 Trillion Infrastructure Vision
As President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 2025 National Construction Summit underway at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni today, his announcement of R1...
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393EconomicsThe rising cost of agricultural inputs and implications on food prices in South Africa
Rising agricultural input costs continue to be a major expense to South Africa’s food production and affordability, particularly fuel, freight, and fertilizers....
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794EconomicsSouth Africa’s Soybean Industry: Growth, Challenges, and Global Competitiveness in the 2025 Production Season
By Ms Thandeka NtshangaseGrain specialist The South African soybean industry has undergone a period of remarkable growth and productivity. The industry has...
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2.0KCovid-19 WatchSouth Africa amid rising global trade tensions
Globalization brought countries closely integrated and with it, peace, and prosperity to most humans. Before COVID19, infectious diseases killed less people than...
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1.9KOpinion PieceHow beggar-thy-neighbour policy is a threat to SA’s citrus industry
South Africa has a globally competitive and domestically significant citrus industry ranked 10th in the world in terms of production. It is...
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2.2KOpinion PieceFresh Produce Market Inquiry (FPMI) remedial actions should be driven through the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)
The Competition Commission (“the Commission”) released the FPMI provisional report on June 18, in which they investigated any adverse effects on competition...
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2.0KOpinion PieceThe Rise of Electric Tractors: What Farmers Need to Know
The first gasoline powered tractor was created in 1892, by John Froelich. Henry Ford followed with mass produced and lightweight tractor to...
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1.5KOpinion PieceWhy Russia wants a Brics grain exchange – and what it means for the world
In a move that could shake up the global agricultural market, Russia is pushing to establish a Brics grain exchange. Russian President...
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2.3KOpinion PieceImplementation of AAMP is like cooking a cuisine that needs low heat over prolonged period
The implementation of the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan is like cooking a cuisine that needs low heat over a prolonged period...
